Hand-stamp.



M. G. STANDLEY & [R W: GOSNELL.

HAND STAMP.

APPLiCATION FILED mus 11;. m3

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v Q9/6515 W5 M G. STANDLEY 3: C. GOSNELL HAND STAMP.

APPLICAHON FILED JUNE 13, 1913.

1,286,766, Patented Nov. 28,1916.

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' WM! WM M M. G STANDLEY & 0. w. GOSNELL. HAND STAMP.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE13, 19l3. 5 2%,? 6&3 Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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MEREDITH G. STANDLEY AND CHARLES W GOSNEL-L, F CINCINNATI, OHIO; SAID IGCSNIJLL AS SIGNOR TO SAID STANDLEY. I v 1 HAND-STAMP.

. To all whom it may concern:

.ful Improvements which the following is a specification.

. ()ctober 19, 1912.

Be it known that We, MEREDITH G; STAND Lnyand CHARLES W. GosNELL,citizens of the United States, residing at Ciiieinnati, in the countyof" Hamilton and Stiftkof Ohio, have invented certain new and use.- inHand-Stamps, of

This invention relates to a '1i anc,l-stanip embodying the general pr ncples of construction and operation disclosed and claimed in 'the pendingapplication ofMereditli G. Standley Serial No. 726,740, filed One of theobjects of the present inventioniis to PIOVldG an improved structuralorganization for relatively supporting the working parts in a manner toimprovethe eflicien'cy of the operation, as well as enabling a simplerual manipulation of the stamp.

Another object of tlieinventionis to provide means for feeding therecord'strip and inking strip rolls, an'i'inproved inking rib honreversing mechanism; and to provide means for most efficientlysupporting and correlating these working elements to the structuralelements ofthe stamp. Another object of the invention relates to meansfor mounting the printing disk and record rolls on one hinged: member ofthe body, with the inking ribbon rolls, fiXed' printing surface andplateirniounted on another hinged nember-ofjthe body, so that they areseparably supported, enabling the to be handled withoutinking bestamped, with the. adjustable printing surface alone niaking an impresisioi j oii't-he record strip. so that the step need only aioyeinentjofthe. recordstrip I i the adjustoii'dto the dimensions of )i'inting'surface. a

object of the invention involves n of means'whereby a single inking r on.will sci 'e foi-'iii pressing the rface on" the record a; adjustableprint ng s Specification of Letters Patent. I

inking fication and which illustrate the and more convenient mantheoperator. This feature of tion',

'line 18-18,.Fig. 3. v D I stmctuml elements and organizcitz'on.'

V 105 and a platen plate hinged PatentedNov. 28, 1916.

Application filed -Iune 13', 1913. Serial No. 773,455.

ribbon strip are so correlated to one another and to the machineelements that the type teeth of the printing disk are not inkeddirectly, but-"operate by directly. contacting the record strip, therecord strip contacting the ribbon, which in turn contacts the articleto be stamped, the record strip'being a. transpicuous material so thatthe printing cha 'acters which are reversely impressed thereon may beread through the transpicuous record strip.

These and other features of the invention will be more, fully understoodin connect1onw1tlrthe. description of the a'ccoinpany mg drawingsforming a part of this speci- 1 preferred embod ment of the invention.

In such drawings: Figure 1 is a side ele \ation view. Fig. 2 is a topplan view.

'Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the cover removed illu'st'ratin thepaperfeed. Fig. 4.- is an end elevation. Fig. 5;..is aside elevationwith the cover removed showing the ribbon feed on the opposite side ofthe machine from that shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is av cross sectional viewtaken'longitudL nally through the center of the machine. Fig. is a sideelevation showing the machine in itsopen position. F ig..8 is a planview of the machine with the casing and I Fig. 91s a detail View of xthe ribbon-feed and reversingoperating leracks removed;

vers. Fig. 10 is a detail view showing the supporting and lockingmechanism for the paper rollers. Fig. 11 IS a longitudinal cross sectiontaken through the lower portion of the machine and in itsopen' posi:tion. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the machineportion as shownin Fig. 11.Fig. 13 is an Fig. 14 is a central longitudinal seethe machine when inits open position. Fig. 15. is a. plan detail View of the frame carryingthetype wheels and paper rolls. Fig. 16 is an, end elevation v1ew of theframe shown in Fig. 15, show-- ingthe outer cover and racks in crossksecFig. 17- 1S a,.s1de elevation'fof the platen plate. Fig. l

e stampi comprises a body or housing. .1 together at one end view 0 themachine as shown in F ig. '12. *t on taken .through 18 is a crosssection-on end on the rod 3 (see Fig. 1) the working elements beingsupported :within the body or housing' '1, the article to be stamp beingthem to be opened up as shown in said 4 he bottom plate 4 is formed withtwo I pairs of bearing postsG, 7, between which racks 2 ererotatively'supported the winding and unwinding rolls 8 of the. inkingribbon 11. Said plate 4 is orifieed at 9, (see Fig. 6), opposite theplaten block 10, of plate 2,

through which the typedisk operates to impress the article to bestamped.The inkin ing ribbon 11 is threaded thro h orifices lil,

" of plate}, so as to pass from t e interior to fthe exterior of saidplate, passing over a fixed printing surface 13, at one side of -orifice9, enabling the fixed and ad ustable printing surfaces to be simultaneosly impressed 0n 4 the articletn be stamped, *hile forimpressingtheldjustehle printing surface on the record strip, the inkingribbon and-record rfifi'i'p need only be fed in small stepinovements,rthe dimensions of which are appropriete to those of theprinting disk type;

' teeth'prescribed in stamping position, see,

Fig. 6.

he 'upper frame 5,}ifhich is hinged relative to plate 4, comprises theU-Sllilped top piece 14,(see Figs. 15 and 16) formed with the orifice17, through which the top of the type disk passes, the countersunkportion 18, of piece 14, supporting the disk operat ing racks, saidframe 5 having the side walls 19, 2t). Thetype disks 21nre jour' mledbetween walls 19, 20. and the record rolls '22 are also journaledbetween walls 19, 20, on opposite sides 'of the printing disks. Thetranspicuons record sheet 23 passes over thelower periphery of the typedisks, so that when members 4 and are closed, the parts occupy theserial positions,

' so that both surfaces will contact an article shown in Fig. (5, type;disks, contacting record strip 23, and externally contacting inkingribbon l1, pressed through orifice 9, the adjacent portion (if tllt,inking ribbon passing oi'er'the fixed printing surface 1 the printingdisks; and the type teeth are covered by the record stripsoas nottorontiict the inking ribbon. At the same time,

opening up members 4 and 5 separates the frame 5 (see Fig, 14) which arealso 27, liavin on the up 'correspon ing type disk characters injeinp; I

, sition.

'gaged in tlieinct of stainpi I at one end. A retcliet wh record andinking str p rolls. so that th record can be removed without inking thehandset the operator, or imi ating U10 printed'i'ecord ot the strip, i

The rack burs 24 lie in theitrongh 1B, and ar liingitudimdly movable inthe tangential plane of the peripheries of the type disks, with the typeteeth of which the teeth 26 internwslh The frame member 5' is inclosedby cover, in oo gformed with lon ti'ldiml S ot 2 ,.throu h whichproject-t heeded pins 80 of t e S0 III will v(lithe said bars from thecover. the barn .fnl adopted t e the printing disks to ca printingposition, by sliding mid pins .30 in U1 1! longitudinal-slots. ,Topplate 98 has also it transverse a ei'tui'e- 31, through whichare exposedin a ined position the characters 32 rfaees of hers 2-1, repmnting' ingposition. H I

On the under side of plate 14 is secured u series of leaf springs 38,having knob 0r cam-like free ends 34, (projecting u vm'dly through;orifice 17 an engaging tween rack teeth 26, to impart step movements totheir adjustment, and to u -them to definite step movements to bring thetype teeth accurately into invariable printing po- Thus it will andmeinliilr 5, carrying cover 27, are all hingedly connected together'onrod 8, renderinga very etllcient operation, and an easy and convenientmanipulation of the organ- -i /,e,d' stamp, when iny attention is to begiven th m -hgpjsm housed within the body 1.

The ide pieces 19, 20, of frame 5, afl'ord rack be seen that mmbeui 9,4,

zom'enient provision for'supporting the inkmg ribbon .feed and. re r gmechanism,

and the record f eding mechan m on t other side of, the stamp, exterirof s id frame 5, and mtected'by themde Walls 35 of the rover L whilethe means for detachably supporting'the record strip roll u mounted onthe inner walls of side pie e 19, 20, of frame 5, the inking ribbonrolls being supported on plate 4, n! before!- plained. i

lar'i'm'il R/I'il) fowl mechanism-1n Fig. 3, a side elevation of sidepiece/19 is shown with the record feed mounted thereon. From plate 2, apost 36 is projected upwardly through plate 4, against which the nyimemover of the feed ineclu'inisin is movahly ento actuate the feed. flhe.rear feed ro of the record strip has n shaft 37, bin g? the detent 38 y89 iljonmeled betweentheouteniece of'gid pieoe'19, and a bracket Ill)plate 40, secured to said piece, thei stub shaft'of ssidii'atchet'whe'elO I iieoopee.

indent 41 for engaging detent 38, to rotatively connect said ratchetwheel and the The corresponding end of I the shaft 42 of the otherrecord roll 22, is j record strip roll.

projected through wheel 43 is fixed I said shaft bearing in bracket 40.The prime moverof this 'feed is a lever i4, fulcrumed at and having alongitudinal linibflfi,

piece 19 and a friction and a downward extension-47, engaging post Aspring 48 36 for actuating said lever. connects the free end ofsaid'lever-witlr the frame;- pressing said' lever normally down wardly,and yielding under pressure to permit said-lesser to rise in the Pivotedto'the fi-ee end of lever this a pawl r 49, the end of which engages theteeth of the ratchet wheel 39', said pawlbei'ng; forced e nep e einwardly against the wheel .by'spring 50, v 20 connected" to leverel;and the pawl finger St. The movement of, windingwheel 89 lS'lleld undertension; by spring" 52, and spring 53 imposes "friction, Y wheel il'. Itwil-l' thus be seen -that the pressing together of members 1 andQ,raises lever 44.; which returning under spring tension,

I actuates the pawlfian'd ratchet mechanism to feed the record strip adefinite and appropriate step. interval.

-. 'Th'e methodi'of detachably supporting the,

record striprolls, i s'shpwnin Figs. 3 andlO', wherein p ece 20 is 54 for the shaft ends: of the record"1ro1ls.

-l( ))ne'end of the typedisk shaft 55', has a a5.

fearing i'n piece 20, :iindthe other end a (slotted. connectionbfi topiece 205 having lugs so is pr'ojec aratchet wheel 65,,figmd to ,sns10'ts' i :iordetachably securing the ends of the ird roll shafts to thepiece 20, the otherv transverse to the slots 54;

iids of said shafts being inserted in fixed .hearingsin piece-l9.Int-his way, the record atolls can be removed or mserted, without d1s=la b ngthe. printmgdisk support or the "(mg ribbonrolls."

, W176i??? feed: rmil rcil'ersz'ng This mechanism'is mounted on theouter face ofside piste 20 0f the frame 5, being shown assembled in;Fig.

An ink 1 plate spin 1 tion to be engaged by. the

prime mover of the ribbon 7 feed and actuated The prime mover is" a.lever 61, fulcrumed 62, its inovingjend" :being connected to theforcingiit normallydownward.

the. stamping act.

frame by spring 63, At. the free en'd'is a pawl 64, engaging the-rackteeth. of oneof the; inking litribb )n-rol ls, said pawl beingurgednorn'ially lnwardby spring66, when the pawl is posi tioned 01 feeding.

over lever-61, fulcrumed at 68, said levers -ektending in oppositedirections mnvina end of lever 67 is afspi ingYfiQrcOn- A similar lever67, lies At the thereto, theouter end of v 7 plate 73', said act ofstamping. I

on the unwinding friction I I ping fri'ctionally over'av formed withopen slots.

19. 'A bridgeplate 57 has ing theright-hand pawl'out of, and the leftandill? detail in Fig. on feeding" post or v abutment from plate 2, throughbottom proper oiiice man, sothat the record is inva pocket type ofstamp, nents beingcoinpacted intoa small space,

neoting it to the frame, and also a pawl 70, urged toward ratchet wheel71 of the other inking roll, byime'a'ns of spring '72, when this pawl isin position for feeding. The pawls are alternately engagul anddisengaged from their respective ratchet wheels for feeding the ribbonin step movements, a predeter mined distance each way. A plate 73 ispivotd' to lever 61' at 74, and to lever 67 at 75, andsaid levers havemedial contact at 76, so that they will move in unison. A reversibl'epawl trip 77 is pivoted at 78 to trip fulcrum point moving in. avertical plane because of said lever connections. Said trip hasaright-hand finger 79, engaging pawl 64, and a left-hand finger 80,engaging pawl 70, to function the pawl and ratchet Wheel appropriate tothe position of trip 77' on plate 73. Said trip is shifted by theengagement of its downward projected 'dogsgfil, 82, withthe sliding dogs83,v 84, of the: base plate 4,. (see Fig; '7) Saidhdo'gs 83,. 84, arecarried by a slide 85, at one side of plate 4, the slide having end'abutments .86, adjacent the: inking ribbon rolls, and at one edge ofthe'ribbon. Ine'ach end of the ribbon is a transverse pin 87. extendedat 8 ,i to project beyond theribbon in position to engage the abutments'86, see Fig. '12. t n trip 77 is a latching finger 88 sna slight detent89, on plate 73, for holding trip 77 in its adjusted position betweenreversing operatilons. As shown in F ig". 5,- the ribbon is feeding;to'tl1'e right, movingone step for each downward movement of the lever61, the pawl being held in commission by the position of. the trip 77.When. the ribbon has been. unwound from the left-hand roll, theleftjroliler pin will strike abutment 86 and shift the sli e' 85,bringing-dog 83 into "positionto befengaged by dog 82, of trip 77 7 sothat the upward movement of trip- 77 shifts or reversesthe tiltoffsaidtrip, throw-.

handpmrl into commission. Atthe' end'of "tlie feediof. the ribbonfltothe left, the pawls will be? reversed by the engagement of the othertrip dogs '81 and 8'4.

We preferably employ alo'ck 90, (seeFig. 4) at the moving end of thestamp, to hold together the structural elements of the body member 1 thekey being: retained. by the accessible to the sta np W Y I v It willthus he seen'that we have produefed the working el'e-f collector or userof the the operation being simple and ellicient.

The method of separably supporting the record and. inking i ibbon rolls,andof brin'g ing them together in the correlation for stamping is'a '1articular advantage, as is also the provisioil of a transpicuous recordstrip for protecting the type teeth fromink yet serving to receive alegible contact, and

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The prineiple of invention may be variously modified within the scope ofthe claims which are not lii'nited to speeifie deta-ils exeept whereinthey are directly recited. Having described our invention, elannF- 1. Astamp comprising a box-like casing body and a coextensive platen plate'eoaoting' with the said body, a hinged plate forming the bottom of theeasing body adjacent the platen and apertnred for stamping aprintlag-wheel, ink-ribbon rolls record rolls [adapted to support aninking ribbon and a reeord' strip, respectively, and feeding meoh-- amsmwithin the casing body, thewlieel periphery proJectm'g through thebottom plate oli-the easing, enabling the ribbon and reeord strip topass over this portion oi the I wheel within'the easing body, wheel,-posi tionmg" and indexing mechanism disposed and operating m thetangential plane of the wheel in the upper portion of the easing bodyand operatiiely areessible through the upper side of the casing body,and said wheeh inkinn' ribbon and record striprolls, beingtseparaililymounted on thelmttom plate of the casing and within the easing, enablingthem to be opened up when said lmttom plate is openedfi'e ative totheorising body.

A stamp comprising/a box-like casing body, a printing-wheel therein,tbebody width and wheel diameter being approximately equal, wheel operatingmeans accessible through the upper portion of the easing the bottom oftheeasing body, il1liingtia] plane of the wheel, a hinged plate formunthe bottom of the casing body, inking ri ibontand record strip rollsadapted to support an mlnngribl'lon and record strip;

body and platen to actuate said feed meeh- 3 In a stamp, an mahcedplateandjranio separably connected to fornila housing. a

printing wheel, record stripxsupp'orts on opposite sides of thewheel,enabling a record strip to pass around its supports and over theprinting wheel perip iery said members being supported in the'frame,rolls bearing an inkingribbon on the plate, a

fixed printing surface carried by the plate' upon one side of theperipheral printing sure face of the wheel projecting through the plateorifice. the inking ril bonrpassing orer "the fixed printing surface andoverthe pol-.-

tion of the record 'sti' ipdirectly conflicting BVELST AVAiLAeLEboPfoutside of thebther fraln I I inking ribbon rolls aiul an-finlgingribbon on vthe riblunrlwin r serially disposed aiidpr I l jeetmgthronglnsanl plate or fice, and means for actuating: said teedmeolnlnisms aetuated,

A hers, the trauispieuous,reeordjstrip and i'inwindingon the recordrolls; andfii- \"ofthegprinb" l lug platen plate, a type 'disl'niensions 0f the body ;an

the adjustable printing surface for; simult-aneously impressingthefixedfand seleoted 1 printing I surfaces on thefartiele alto be stamped underthe plate, and impressing thew within the housing.

selected printing surface on thereeord strip.

4. In a stain nan orificedplate and a-afnei separably bonnet-ted tofol-ma housing, feed rolls forming! a support for aireeord strip; and aprinting wheel, supported ijbetweel walls of the frame. a recordrollkfeedlnechanism on the, outsidejtof one wall off the frame. aninking: ran feed,nieeliaiiism on the" i wall, supports for the plate therol sandayheel axles being substantiallv para lel within thefihr'iusingyl'utehet whetls on the endsof the inking roll shaftsoperatirely'eonneeted with Ithei'ibbonf feed and reversing, mechanismwhen the":

housing is closed. theprintingperiphery of the wheeh the rontaetingreeordstrip and by the stampin 5. A stamp comprisinga bo.

swat

rising body, a printing wheel therein; inkingrili bonand record striprolls adaptedlto sup- L port an inking ribbon and a transpienons recordstri r respeetiyely in {the resin "1.x a separable bottom [plate fort-lie ca sing body, apertured adpu-entwthe wheel," an inking 'ribboncontacting the reeordstri ntfand platen ad acent the inking ribborn.orgsmmltaneousl y impressing the printing. surface of the printingwheel'on theartlcle to, be

stamped on the platenand the transpicuous rel-0rd strip between theinking i'ibhoniand printing surface; i i

'0. A stamp eomprisiing a relatiy able box-like easing body andrplaltenplate, a separable bottom plate for said body aper,

'tured for stamping: on the. plateiipreeord.

rolls adapted to suppintia wn-anspiowas reoord strip, and a printingwheel andfinle iug ribbo'h rollsadaptedto support van inking ribbon,said rolls beingllsubstantially parallel; the record rollshavingtheirinner members adj aeent the opi'iosite sides of the wheel,the ribbon :rolls beingthe outt reetl y eontacting theperipliei lngwheel, an inkmgribbo one portion thereof eonta ts rolls yvith tion ofvthe inking ribbon y 7. In a stamp, a=housingboily andfcoautbeingapproximately l the l same a 1 separable bottom plate for tlielnnlythrougb,, ,whieh the disk pro ects lorstampingi; inking and l, pll'ftllefl portion of the record strip reontaetl'ng thel printing wheel,and a; platen "adp'leent the, sa d porhe vertieal di bsk "diameter;

lib

)iecoid strip supporting rolls in said body,

gk neans for operating said rolls by rthe-stamping platen plat mgoperation, a fixed, printin surface supported by the bottom plate 0 thebody adjacent the-disk periphery, said fixed and disk printing surfacesbeing flush and operating with relation to. meansenabling the printingsurifaces to be impressed upon the article to be stamped, and only thedisk characters tolbe impressed on the record strip. I 8, [In a stamp, ahousing body-and enacta type disk the vertical dimension oftihe body anddisk diameter-being approximately he saine,,a separable bottom plate fortheibotly through which the disk projects for staniping, inking andrecord strip rolls adapted to support an inking strip and recordstrip'respecti-vely rotatable in said-body, means for feedingsaidrstrips through the stamping operation, a fixed printing plate oithe dmdy adjacent the disk periphery constituting a, selective printingsurface, said fixed and selective printing surfaces bein flush andoperating with'relation to thep I ten, end. means enablin both printing"suriaces to befsimultaneous impressednponthe entitl to e stampe andimpress!!! only character strip in eoaetion with said pl 'lllt therecore platen,

In a stamp, on orifi p e endifmwl hinged to mm .a housing when closed,gi wheel, record support rolls on" opposite sides. thereof positioned to.Ken ge a' record strip with-the printing perip -ery of printin and tocontact the platen, and

mechanism for the rolls. on the outer face, of a nother Wall of erativewhen the means foractuatmgsald feeding and levers-- inking ribbonsupport rolls, and

surface supported by the bottom printing wheel,

the wheel, ihembers being mounted in the 'frame ifinking ribbon supportrolls mounted on: the plate and positioned to enable theribbori tobridge se'id plate orifice the record strip when the housing isclosed,a. feed mechanism for the record support rolls on the outer face of oneWall of thefraine, a feed ,and reversing inking ribbon support theframe, said feed mechanisms being 0phouslng IS closed, and

ing mechanism by the stampingmovement.

10.'In a sta1np, two separable members constituting a housing, a platenmember-ed.

acting therewith, record strip supportrolls, i r

. ,e-r w' a Wheel mounted 1n said housmg, .and wheel being insubstantial rolls being arranged and gentia'lly pro'ect the recorthrough said v for stamping, feed mechanism for Sci and means 01mechanisms in stampi [In testimony wher set'bur hnnds; v my I p I.MEREDITHG'. STANDLEY.

enr 'h m nt; the record and-inking ribbony mll' separably carried bysaid membersfrthef' record str ip JQlligfiljllbbbk j. itiomhiiftq W -Jstrip and nbbon housing adjacent the 13gb,

. m automatically ,operetingp'eid .9! r

be have hereiinto?

